Whose Feminism? Palestine’s Feminism
Palestinians affirm, yet again, that one cannot be a feminist while supporting gendered violence, settler-colonialism, indigenous dispossession, and apartheid.
Capitalism | China | Climate Change | COVID19 | Online Blog
Planet Farm
As industrial agriculture encroaches into the last wild places of the Earth, it’s unleashing dangerous pathogens. We need to take urgent steps to heal the metabolic rift between ecology and economy.
Capitalism | COVID19 | Online Blog | USA | World Politics
Racial Capitalism and COVID-19
Racial capitalism as a theoretical and analytical framework increases both our explanatory and our predictive power. Black and other racialized workers in the core and periphery are being disproportionately exploited—we must grasp this if we want to save lives.
Debating China’s Ecological Accomplishments
Despite all of the inevitable contradictions, China stands out in the present planetary emergency in having a leadership that has advanced an ambitious vision of ecological civilization with the strong support of the Chinese population, incorporating this directly into its five-year plans.
No Bharat Ratna for Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia, Please!
Every year, on the birth anniversary of Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia (23 March), demands are made to the government for posthumous conferment of Bharat Ratna on Dr. Lohia. However, it would be an injustice to Lohia’s legacy if the government/ ruling class indeed conferred Bharat Ratna on Lohia.
Marxism on Oppression
Capitalism breeds oppression. Capitalism atomises workers generally. Workplaces can make workers compete according to skills and results, but also by pitching workplace against workplace. This is one of the secrets allowing capitalists to undermine united working class resistance.
The Paris Commune Is Still a Beacon for Radical Change
On this day in 1871, the working class of Paris seized control of the capital and established the Commune. Though it ruled for just two months, it still stands as a vivid example of the kind of society workers themselves can create, according to their own vision of freedom and equality.
As Farmers’ Struggle Completes 100 Days: News from Across the Country
Mahapanchayats in Madhya Pradesh; Despite intense repression, Gujarat farmers form new organisation to oppose farm laws; Padyatras, rallies taking place across the country; Farmers and workers come together to oppose privatisation of public sector banks and insurance; and more.
The Iraq War: 18 Years Later
An Iraqi war veteran writes, “Yes, I will continue to speak out about the war. It’s my responsibility. I have to answer to two groups of people: my loved ones (family and friends) and the people of Iraq – to whom I owe an outstanding debt, one I will spend the rest of my time repaying.”
The Politics of Science Fiction
The author analyses the utility of the genre for both reactionary and progressive politics.